如果你的狗狗超過25kg重，
可以考慮加入捐血行列，拯救更多狗狗的生命！
以下是一隻受惠於輸血的狗狗的故事：
Dodge is a 3 year old cocker spaniel from our Flitwick branch he was bought in in September with a swollen neck, the vet suspected that this was due to a foreign body so dodge was sedated and two grass blades were removed from near his tonsils. There was no other obvious wounds so the vet sent dodge home with antibiotics and anti- inflammatories.
Over the next few days dodge started drooling blood at first this was thought to be an abscess that was draining, but due to the significant amount of blood that started draining dodge was admitted for intensive treatment to our Hendon branch.
A CT scan (hundreds of x-rays are taken at once to build a 3d view of the area) was performed. The CT scan showed two large structures one by the right tonsil and one by the right parotid gland. The vet performed a exploratory surgery and found these structures were pockets of clotted blood. This was removed and packed. After surgery dodge was still bleeding and his blood results showed that his red blood cell count was extremely low. Dodge needed an emergency blood transfusion as he had lost so much.
The practice rang vet blood supplies and ordered a bag of packed cells which were sent to Hendon urgently and the blood transfusion was performed.
A further CT scan was performed and a piece of wood was noticed adjacent to the internal carotid (major artery). Dodge underwent a further surgery to remove this piece of wood. Whilst in recover dodge started to bleed so had to have another anaesthetic at 4am to suture and pack the area. Due to the nature of the wound there was a chance the bleeding would continue.
Dodge then needed another blood transfusion due to the continued blood loss so again vet blood supplies were called this time the packed cells had to be the correct type. (e.g. positive or negative) as only the first transfusion a dog has can be either, the second and subsequent ones have to be correctly typed as there could be a reaction to the blood. Dodge needed positive blood so this was sent urgently to Hendon and another transfusion was performed.
The next day dodge had an endoscopy to look at the area and the bleeding had stopped but there was a small amount of oozing.
Dodge stayed on intravenous fluid therapy and also had a plasma transfusion that was ordered from vet blood supplies this was due to his blood levels being extremely low still.
After a lengthy stay in hospital and a couple of set backs dodge has now been able to go home. He's on some medication and is having regular check ups at Flitwick but currently he is doing very well.
The blood that dodge received was from two of our donors Tommy and Henry, their blood was collected on a donor day at our Welwyn garden city branch. As you can see with dodge, blood donation is a life saving process, dodges owners have now been able to take their baby home due to the blood transfusions he has had.
Currently we are in high demand for blood and have a shortage of donors. Which we are trying to rectify with education and advertisement of our blood donor days.
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